PALO ALTO, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—September 18, 2008—
Symphony
Metreo, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise pricing and
operations management solutions, today announced it will be leading a
panel presentation, “Achieving Operational
Excellence with Next Generation Supply Chain Strategies: A Linksys Case
Study,” with IBM Global Business Services
(GBS), Ventana Research and Linksys, a division of Cisco, at the
National
Manufacturing Week Conference 2008. This is the only event in North
America aimed at providing manufacturing professionals with the tools
and training they need to remain competitive in today’s
global marketplace. The conference will take place September 22-25, 2008
in Chicago, Illinois.

Who:

Tal Ball, CEO of Symphony Metreo, will moderate this panel focused
on examining the sales and operations planning achievements of
Linksys, and how attendees can apply related best practices to
benefit from their own next generation supply chain strategies.
Panelists include:

-- Mark Payne, vice president of worldwide operations, Linksys

-- Mark Smith, CEO and EVP Research, Ventana Research

-- David Spade, partner, IBM Global Business Services

What:

The panel, "Achieving Operational Excellence with Next Generation
Supply Chain Strategies: A Linksys Case Study," will feature expert
perspectives on current supply and demand chain management
strategies and how technologies and commonly accepted approaches
must adapt to ensure manufacturers are aligning business priorities
with market dynamics.

The in-depth case study will provide specific details about how
Linksys was able to modernize its supply and demand chain to achieve
operational excellence and fuel future growth. By adopting a more
collaborative approach to decision-making, Linksys gained
operational process improvements and streamlined planning processes
that brought together previously siloed functional groups and
effectively transformed its business.